during his young career. one for excellent police duty and another for other police action. yesterday he earned something that could never be properly displayed by a ribbon or a metal. he earned the never ending thanks of a grateful nation. the president has vowed to defend our country, protect our communities and put the safety of americans first. this is the oath he took as president and that is his sacred pledge to the citizens of our country. with that, i'll take your questions. john? >> sarah, in the hours and in fact days after the horrific shooting in las vegas, president said now is not the time to talk about policy and politics. that is for another time. we have to mourn the death. yet this morning he got into a political argument with chuck schumer on twitter literally hours after the incident yesterday. why was he so quick to go the political route and point fingers at chuck schumer at the